These changes were sustained at six months post-completion. After the intervention EMS providers endorsed statistically significant increases in compassion satisfaction, trait mindfulness, and decreases in burnout compared to the beginning of the program. Prior to initiation of the study, no significant differences were revealed between those who did not participate (n = 48) and those who did (n = 11).
JOHN DUCAR PROFESSIONAL
The professional quality of life scale includes measures of compassion satisfaction, burnout, and secondary trauma.įifteen veteran EMS providers enrolled in the course four participants dropped out. Feasibility, perceived stress, professional quality of life, and trait mindfulness were assessed prior to and after the intervention. We implemented eight two-and-a-half hour sessions of Mindfulness for Healthcare Providers with an additional day-long retreat at the end. We explored the impact of a modified version of MBSR for healthcare workers called Mindfulness for Healthcare Providers (MHP) on reducing distress and promoting wellbeing in EMS providers.Ī one-arm pilot study was conducted. While it is known that mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) helps to foster well-being in healthcare workers, the effectiveness of MBSR among EMS providers is less understood.
Emergency medical service (EMS) providers are systematically subjected to intense stimuli in their work that may result in distress and emotional suffering.